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John Guillermin (1925–2015)


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Directed one Oscar nominated performance: Fred Astaire in The Towering Inferno (1974). See more trivia »

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 1988 The Tracker (TV Movie)
 1984 Sheena
 1980 Mr. Patman
 1976 King Kong
 1972 Skyjacked
 1970 El Condor
 1968 P.J.
 1966 The Blue Max
 1960 Never Let Go
 1957-1958 Sailor of Fortune (TV Series) (13 episodes)
 1956-1957 Aggie (TV Series) (15 episodes)
- Tall Pigeon (1956)
- Snap Judgment (1956)
- Cut Glass (1956)
 1957 Town on Trial
 1956 Thunderstorm
 1955 Tormenta
 1954 Shop Spoiled
 1953 Your Favorite Story (TV Series) (4 episodes)
- Strange Journey (1953)
- Work of Art (1953)
 1953 Strange Stories (episode: The Strange Mr. Bartleby)
 1951 Four Days
 1950 Paper Gallows
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[on Steve McQueen] Steve had a terrific instinct for something he could play well. In the films where he played characters that he really understood, he did it extremely well on screen. It wasn't an accident that he was a major, major star. He also had tremendous power and charisma. He could capture the truth of a scene. See more »

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He was replaced by Jack Smight as director of "Midway" (1976). See more »

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Scorpio

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